Humble beginnings

I bought my first Games Workshop game in the beginning of the first half of the 1990's when I was in my early teens. I was in a local toy store and I saw a big box with "Space Marine" written on it in big letters. Turning it over in my hands, I saw that it was full of tiny plastic miniatures in three different colours, cardboard buildings, and more. I was mesmerized. I brought it home and quickly began spreading the tiny space marines, eldar and orks all over the floor.

After reading some of the background material, I immediately fell for the space marines. And since these particular space marines were of a dark green plastic, I decided they would have to be Dark Angels. (The eldar were gray, and the orks were dark blue, by the way.) I still have most, if not all, of those miniatures, actually. Unpainted...

I did try my hand at painting some of the miniatures, but I never got far. And as you can imagine, the ones I did paint looked pretty horrible. :)

I played a few games with my best friend, but we never really got into the finer points of the game. I was hooked on the whole 41st millennium thing, though. A couple of years later, it turned out some other friends of ours were getting into Warhammer 40,000, and we joined in.

I knew right away that I was going to collect space marines, and that they would be Dark Angels. In '95, the toy store closed, and we could no longer buy GW product anywhere in town. In '96, though, I got a flyer in my mailbox saying a local hobby store had begun stocking Warhammer. The rest, as they say, is history.

I'm now in charge of the games department of that same store, and has been for several years. And I'm still in love with the GW hobby, particularly Warhammer 40,000. And I still like the Dark Angels space marines most of all...

Welcome to the Angel's Talon

Does the world need another Warhammer 40,000 blog? I don't know, but I do know I need to write it. Why? Again, I don't know, but I've just got this feeling that I might enjoy it. And I sincerely hope that you will enjoy reading it.

I love 40k. And I love Space Marines. And, as I will explain in another post, I've always had a soft spot for the Dark Angels.

So, will the Talon be all about Dark Angels? Yep! Occasionally, I may present some other material as well, but if it's not directly related to Dark Angels in 40k, I'll put it in a separate blog. The Angel's Talon is all about the Dark Angels.

What about updates?

Oooh, magic word: Updates

Does the world need another poorly updated 40k site? Certainly not!

The Angel's Talon will be updated on a monthly basis. A lot of the updates will be aimed at beginner players, with some more advanced stuff coming later. Here are some examples of what will be included:

• Army-building blog
  I'm currently building a 1750pt Dark Angels force. I will present my army list and explain my choices.
• Modelling
  Those Dark Angels will need assembling. Expect some step-by-step tutorials for easy conversions you can try yourself.
• Painting
  Those miniatures will need some paint as well. I'll show you how I paint my Dark Angels to a decent gaming standard. Again, with step-by-step instructions.

So, will I be able to live up to my own expectations? Come back and see!

I hope you'll enjoy it!

Best regards,

Stitch